diff -r e00f8ff4de9a -r 798dd0c4fd00 thermferm/server.c
--- a/thermferm/server.c	Sat Apr 25 20:31:31 2020 +0200
+++ b/thermferm/server.c	Mon May 18 11:03:40 2020 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2019
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2020
  *   
  * Michiel Broek <mbroek at mbse dot eu>
  *
@@ -1902,8 +1902,6 @@
 					/* Initialize log if the unit is turned on */
 					if ((unit->mode == UNITMODE_OFF) && (i != UNITMODE_OFF)) {
 					    unit->mqtt_flag |= MQTT_FLAG_BIRTH;
-					} else if ((unit->mode != UNITMODE_OFF) && (i == UNITMODE_OFF)) {
-					    unit->mqtt_flag |= MQTT_FLAG_DEATH;
 					}
 					syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Fermenter unit %s mode %s to %s", unit->uuid, UNITMODE[unit->mode], UNITMODE[i]);
 					unit->mode = i;